embayment

Noun

Meaning

A bay.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bay harbor gulf creek berry loch cove bight firth haven inlet port depression driver arm

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Antonyms

door disaster area

Hypernyms

water body of water

Hyponyms

bight Guantanamo Bay

Phrases with the word

small embayment big embayment

Examples

Formed from thick layers of the river's silt deposits, the Mississippi Embayment is one of the most fertile agricultural regions of the country, which resulted in the river's storied steamboat era. Source: Internet

The Amundsen Sea Embayment is home to Pine Island and Thwaites glaciers, two of the fastest-melting glaciers on the planet. Source: Internet

Some Lake Ontario areas of concern include the Oswego River and Rochester Embayment on the American side, and Hamilton Harbour and Toronto on the Canadian Side. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

embattlement embay embayed Embden Embden groats embden-meyerhof-parnes' pathway